It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Eastside Early College Panthers ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against Travis by a score of 68-59. The win was nothing new for Eastside Early College as they're now sitting on three straight.
Eastside Early College was led to victory by Ja?Lyen Jones and Jakob Acosta. Jones dropped a double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Acosta scored 29 points along with 8 steals and 5 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Acosta has scored at least 25% of Eastside Early College's points. Victor Carr was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 6 rebounds.
Eastside Early College is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Travis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Eastside Early College will head out on the road to face off against Crockett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Travis is on the road again on Thursday and play against East View at 12:00 p.m. on December 7th. East View presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Travis in Texas (East View is ranked 558th, while Travis is ranked 1336th).
